13.2.2020

still going.....

«22042020» || quarantine day-29

I’m back with an original post!! quarantine blues hit me with a productivity streak so I couldn’t find the time to post,,, but here we are 📑📚

I’ve been studying for my college entrance. Physics, apparently, is a dementor. It’s been sucking my happiness. ya girl is busy so that’s a good thing ain’t it ?

During these tough times, it’s really difficult to find the right drive and motivation to be productive. Personally, to cope with this, I extensively plan my day so that I don’t end up wasting with a slump. How do you manage your day? How are you keeping up with the quarantine?💭

hello! i’ve been trying to get away from social media these past few weeks which explains why i’ve been gone for quite a bit. it’s been so heartbreaking and mentally exhausting to read about what is happening around the world 💔

you actually DO need a binder (or two + a folder)

apparently you’re supposed to be a nerd and save all your homeworks and papers because they might be useful to refer to once you’re in your phd program (if you go that route)

if you suck at getting organized then....get organized. there’s just no choice. half the time, the stuff you need to be lined up and ready affects others (like presentations and whatnot). no cutting corners!

stick around the offices after and before class and learn what’s going on ... closed mouth open ears helps you navigate the different dynamics and figure out who has issues with who ... don’t put a word in yourself, though

stay on top of the paperwork, make sure your email has filters for the important people in your department so you don’t lose anything, and pin or save necessary emails so that you don’t have to hunt them down at the end of the semester

this may just be a personal thing, but i have printed versions of 90% of my readings and only physical books ... i have to be on my computer enough doing write-ups and attendance and course admin that my eyes would be tired out if i had to study online too .. take care of your eyes

set goals in regard to how much time you want to spend, NOT how many things you want to accomplish ... the change up is just because there’s going to be too much to do on any given day for it to make sense otherwise

work on a routine, but don’t beat yourself up if you don’t follow everything every day, this first month will still be a rollercoaster no matter what you do (i say this with papers and shredded envelopes all over my desk, my sheets halfway off my bed somehow, and random curly strands of hair everywhere)

find one (at least) person that you can really depend on, or be findable! the first day of orientation, an old classmate spotted me out of nowhere and seemed relieved that they weren’t going to be alone in the program, and was glued to me the entire week. we’re each other’s emergency contacts for certain obligations and ask questions throughout the week ... have someone’s back! 

that leads to my next point, which is to not do things alone (me preaching to myself). make sure someone knows what you’re up to, and have contacts in graduate school and outside of it so that you can breathe. 

keep 30% of your sanity for the times you have to be flexible and scrap plans A through Y. the first week of school, i had to start sharing a car with my mother. the second and third week, a hurricane threatened us and four days of class were canceled. 

16.11.19 | Starting with course 2 on Monday. I‘ve already packed everything for school on Thursday since I‘m spending the weekend at my bf‘s. But I forgot to take my surface with which I take my notes during class! 😫😫

august 12, 2019. 

Hey y’all! It’s been a really long time since I’ve last posted something, but my phone has been broken for a while and I just had no energy to take pictures and I haven’t really done much anything school-related these past few weeks. As for quick life updates, nothing much has really changed and I feel like this summer has just been the most monotonous yet stressful summer I’ve had so far. There’s too many things on my mind and there’s too many things I have to accomplish before school starts and it’s all just bringing me down and tiring me out. On another note, tennis practice starts next week for me so I’m definitely looking forward to it albeit with some nerves bcs I feel like I haven’t done much to prepare myself. I hope y’all are having a wonderful August so far! ✨